South Australia Birding

Flinders Ranges

Getting there

Mostly public (national park)

GPS Coordinates: 31°24.03′S, 138°36.54′E

Tour operators / accommodation providers

Southern Birding Services

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Wildlife

Mammals	1 species
Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)	1
Land Birds	81 species
Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus)	10	Gluepot & Pt Augusta
Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)	8	Gluepot
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)	5	Murray River
Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)	4	Strzelecki track
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis)	4	Strzelecki track
Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis)	4	Gluepot
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)	4	Murray River
Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum)	4	Pt Augusta
Gibberbird (Ashbyia lovensis)	3	Strzelecki track
White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)	2	Gluepot
Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)	2	Adelaide Hills
Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus plumulus)	2	Flinders Ranges. Total 16 Honeyeater species!
Red-lored Whistler (Pachycephala rufogularis)	2	Gluepot
Short-tailed Grasswren (Amytornis merrotsyi)	2
Purple-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius)	2	Monarto Cons. Park
Rufous Fieldwren (Calamanthus campestris)	2	Strzelecki track
Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus)	2	Pt Augusta
Slender-billed Thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei)	2	Pt Gawler
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)	2	Monarto Cons. Park
Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook)	2
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)	2
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)	1
Orange Chat (Epthianura aurifrons)	1
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)	1
Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)	1
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)	1
Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans)	1	Pt Augusta
Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis)	1
Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)	1
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)	1
Inland Dotterel (Peltohyas australis)	1
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)	1
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)	1
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)	1
Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)	1
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)	1	Flinders Ranges
White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus)	1
Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus)	1
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)	1
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans)	1
Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)	1	everywhere
Shy Heathwren (Calamanthus cautus)	1	Monarto Cons. Park & Gluepot
White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)	1
Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)	1	Murray River
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)	1	'Adelaide Rosella'; 'adelaide rosella'
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)	1
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)	1
New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)	1
Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)	1
Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)	1
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)	1
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)	1	Adelaide Hills
Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)	1
Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)	1	Strzelecki track
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)	1
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)	1
Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)	1
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)	1
Little Buttonquail (Turnix velox)	1
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)	1
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)	1
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)	1
White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)	1
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)	1	everywhere
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)	1
Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)	1
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)	1
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)	1
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)	1
Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)	1
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)	1
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)	1
Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops)	0	Adelaide Hills
White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)	0	Adelaide Hills
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)	0	everywhere
Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)	0	Adelaide Hills
Gilbert's Whistler (Pachycephala inornata)	0	Gluepot
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus)	0	Gluepot
White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons)	0	Gluepot
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna)	0	Strzelecki track
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)	0	Gluepot & outback

Trip Reports

Stephen M.

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